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Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about the health hazards of biomass smoke exposure amongst commercial food vendors in Nigeria

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  • Ogonna N O Nwankwo
  • Ndubuisi Mokogwu
  • Orighomisan Agboghoroma
  • Fahmi O Ahmed
  • Kevin Mortimer

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Background: Exposure to biomass smoke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. Commercial food vendors in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa are commonly exposed to biomass smoke from open fire cooking both at work and home. Little is known about the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of food vendors about the health hazards of biomass smoke exposure in Nigeria. Methods: We did a descriptive cross sectional survey of the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of commercial food vendors in the cities of Benin and Calabar in Nigeria. We recruited respondents using a multi-stage approach. Structured interviewer-administered questionnaires were used for data collection. Results: We recruited 308 participants (164, 53.2% female). The majority 185(60.2%) were married and had post-primary education 206(67.4%). The average monthly income was

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  • Ogonna N O Nwankwo & Ndubuisi Mokogwu & Orighomisan Agboghoroma & Fahmi O Ahmed & Kevin Mortimer, 2018. "Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about the health hazards of biomass smoke exposure amongst commercial food vendors in Nigeria," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(1), pages 1-14, January.
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    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191458
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